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Dr. Peter Merkel Philadelphia

Ive been recently looking into a weggie dr in pa. Ive seen a regular ruematologists my whole sickness (13 years) and recently she moved. And after reading so much about finding a doc who specializes in wegeners i came across dr Merkel. It would be a much further drive that hershey where i go now...is it worth it? Is this dr nice?

Good point Anne. As Dr Specks told me in the hallway at one of the symposiums - "You live on the wrong coast to have vasculitus. You should have heart disease instead." hahaha I hadn't realized that regions had specialty until he pointed it out. Still, there are some great docs sprinkled all over now days.

Re: Dr. Peter Merkel Philadelphia

That is good news. Write down all of your questions for him. Saves precious time and also insures you get ALL of your questions answered. It is easy to get side tracked during a meeting. The list helps pull you back on track if you need it.